Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 Crashes at Doha Airport, March 14, 1979
Date: March 14, 1979
Date: March 14, 1979
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. Date: March 26, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Saint Lucia Independence from United Kingdom – February 22,…
In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government. Date: August 5, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 5 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Soviet Venera Probes Hit by Gamma Rays, Soft Gamma Repeaters Discovered March 5,…
Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Date: January 25, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Aeroflot Tu-134 Midair Collision Over Dniprodzerzhynsk,…
Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown. Date: June 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 4 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Western Washington Windstorm Sinks Hood Canal…
Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupts. Between 80 and 100 people are killed. Date: April 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Habib Elghanian…
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Date: May 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tehran International Womenβs Day Protest Sit-In Peaks at 15,000 – March 10, 1979Kiribati…